Who's hiring inference / GPU engineers this week
Right now 69 AI companies have 465 open inference / GPU engineer roles, 50 of them posted this week. The biggest hirers are NVIDIA, Cerebras, Anthropic. Posted salaries put the median at $236K (p25 $197K, p75 $285K) across 239 listings that publish pay. 43% have been open 60+ days.
Who is hiring this week
Signals
- PIPrime IntellectHiring surge · today
Prime Intellect is on a hiring surge: 12 roles opened this week (vs 3 the week before)
- COCoreWeaveHiring surge · 2d ago
CoreWeave is on a hiring surge: 20 roles opened this week (vs 9 the week before)
- INIntelNew function · 3d ago
Intel just started hiring for inference and GPU performance: 16 new roles
- COCohereHiring surge · 3d ago
Cohere is on a hiring surge: 11 roles opened this week (vs 4 the week before)
- ETEtchedNew function · 3d ago
Etched just started hiring for AI research: 4 new roles
- INIntelNew function · 6d ago
Intel just started hiring for software engineering: 4 new roles
Salary benchmark
| Segment | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All inference / GPU engineer roles | $197K | $236K | $285K |
| NVIDIA | $197K | $226K | $236K |
| Anthropic | $402K | $515K | $565K |
| Together AI | $245K | $250K | $250K |
| Nebius | $200K | $215K | $229K |
USD, annual base. Midpoint of each posted range; p25/p75 = 25th/75th percentile.
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FAQ
How many inference / GPU engineer roles are open right now?
465 open roles at 69 companies as of Oct 19, 2026, with 50 posted in the last 7 days.
What do inference / GPU engineer roles pay?
The median posted salary midpoint is $236K, with the middle half between $197K and $285K (USD, annual base, 239 postings that list pay).
Which companies are hiring the most inference / GPU engineer roles?
NVIDIA, Cerebras, Anthropic have the most open roles; the table above shows who added the most this week.
Are inference / GPU engineer roles remote?
35% of open inference / GPU engineer roles mention remote work. The main hubs are Silicon Valley (South Bay), San Francisco, New York.
How is this data collected?
Every day AI Open Roles reads the public job boards (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) of 235 AI labs, infra, app, chip and robotics companies. Salaries are only shown when the company publishes them.